Democrats ready to fight after Supreme Court strikes down voting rights case
The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that Louisiana's creation of a second Black-majority congressional district was an unconstitutional racial gerrymander, limiting the use of race in redistricting under Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act. The decision could prompt Republican-led states to redraw maps ahead of the 2026 midterms, potentially flipping up to 12 Democratic districts. Democrats have vowed to continue fighting for voting rights and fair representation despite the setback.
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The 2026 House map has been flipped upside down by a massive Supreme Court decision Wednesday to overturn the parts of the Voting Rights Act, as Democrats remain ready to fight. The Supreme Court dealt a blow to race-based redistricting, finding that Louisiana’s second black-majority congressional district was created in violation of the Constitution, without fully gutting Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act. This ruling could allow more Republican states to redistrict, after redistricting wars have swept across the country and Democrats were poised to take the House in November.
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